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Apr 12, 2013 Local News
Buses Collide in Kumamoto but No One Hurt
On Apr. 11, two rental tour buses carrying Korean tourist groups collided on a prefectural road in Kurokawa, Kumamoto. No one was seriously injured, but 26 of the 83 passengers wer...
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Apr 1, 2013 Local News
Spring Airlines Puts Halt to Japan Plans
Shanghai-based low cost carrier Spring Airlines has announced it is putting plans to add new routes to Japan on hold. The no frills carrier was a major driving force behind the ups...
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Mar 25, 2013 Local News
JR West Targets Retirees, Taps into Kyushu Nostalgia
JR West is joining forces with the five prefectures of Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima on a travel campaign called Remember Kyushu. Set to start on Apr. 1, the cam...
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Mar 22, 2013 Local News
Fukuoka Open Top Bus 1st Anniversary & Route Change
Celebrate the first anniversary of the Fukuoka Open Top Bus this Sunday, March 24th. For one hour, the Open Top Bus will be stationed outside City Hall - open to the public to boar...
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Mar 18, 2013 Local News
PARCO Doubles Down on Fukuoka
Tokyo-based PARCO has announced it will purchase the building housing its Tenjin store along with an adjacent building from the Tsuzuki Educational Institution Group for ¥26.5 bill...
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Mar 15, 2013 Local News
Hakata Gets More Historical Signs
Since February , a local citizen’s group, Hakata Revival Plan, has installed 15 new historical markers primarily in Hakata Ward as part of its community development efforts. Approx...
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Mar 15, 2013 Local News
Jetstar to Increase Fukuoka and Oita Flights
Jetstar Japan announced Mar. 14 it will increase domestic flights, including more flights to Fukuoka and Oita. The new flights will start Jun. 11. The flights between Narita and Fu...
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Mar 6, 2013 Local News
Orange Railway to Add Dining Car
Hisatsu Orange Railway, the third-sector company that operates trains between Yatsushiro, Kumamoto and Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, unveiled its new dining car, the Orange Café, to th...
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Feb 28, 2013 Local News
Win a Free JR Kyushu Bullet Train Ride for You and 350 Friends!
JR Kyushu has announced a campaign called Dream Kyushu Shinkansen which will award one lucky couple the right to reserve an entire shinkansen train free of charge for a wedding, co...
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Feb 19, 2013 Local News
City Proposes Vision for Port
Fukuoka City released a draft summary of its Hakata Port Cruise Vision, a proposal to make Hakata Port a hub for Asian cruise ships by adding a new cruise ship terminal and improvi...